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Mayor Karen Bass is stepping down from the governing body for the L.A. region\u2019s embattled lead homeless services agency, she told KFI last week.<\/p>\n
The details: The decision comes after LAist reported<\/a> Bass skipped more than half of the L.A. Homeless Services Authority Commission meetings held since appointing herself in 2023.<\/p>\n What the mayor is saying: Bass told KFI\u2019s Gary and Shannon she\u2019s leaving the LAHSA Commission, citing time constraints. \u201cI am going to be stepping down because I just \u2014in terms of time and all,\u201d the mayor said, in an interview<\/a> published Friday. Bass\u2019 office did not immediately respond to interview requests and questions from LAist.<\/p>\n Mayor Karen Bass is stepping down from the governing body for the L.A. region\u2019s embattled lead homeless services agency, she told KFI last week.<\/p>\n The decision comes after LAist reported<\/a> Bass skipped more than half the L.A. Homeless Services Authority Commission meetings held since appointing herself in 2023.<\/p>\n Details on the exit plans<\/p>\n Bass told KFI\u2019s Gary and Shannon she\u2019s leaving the LAHSA Commission, citing time constraints. <\/p>\n \u201cI am going to be stepping down because I just \u2014 in terms of time and all,\u201d Bass said in a live radio interview<\/a> on Friday. <\/p>\n Bass\u2019 office did not respond to interview requests and questions from LAist. <\/p>\n The backstory<\/p>\n LAist reporting found Bass missed 13 of the 21 LAHSA Commission meetings held over a recent year period, well above the four absence-threshold that can trigger potential removal under LAHSA\u2019s bylaws. <\/p>\n